Jennifer Lopez has revealed that she has endured emotional and verbal abuse in past relationships.

In an excerpt from her new memoir featured in People magazine, the singer details her struggle to leave abusive relationships as well as her traumatic 2011 divorce from ex-husband Marc Anthony.

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“I’ve never gotten a black eye or a busted lip, but I’ve felt abused in one way or another: mentally, emotionally, verbally,” she writes.

“Every day that you don’t walk out that door, every day you accept things in your partner and in yourself, is a day that you’re saying it’s okay.

“I had to learn to take care of myself and know my worth.”

The American Idol judge also shares the story of her 2011 divorce from ex-husband Marc Anthony, with whom she has two children.

Lopez recalls having a revelation about her relationship while on the set of a photo shoot.

“In a blur of fear and panic, I looked at Benny [her manager] and my mother and blurted out the words: ‘I don’t think I can be with Marc anymore,'” she writes.

“Then I burst into tears…It was out. The thing I feared more than anything in the world. I collapsed into their arms and began to sob.”

The 45-year-old said Anthony had read her new book, titled True Love, and was supportive.

“He read it and said, ‘Wow, I didn’t realize you were going through this whole journey,'” she said.